I struggled with this question when I first started my dating advice blog. Back when I had started that website (2007) it seemed there was a lot more hate towards those who would run a blog and try to make money at the same time. Because of this, I was concerned that I would chase people off when they visited my site if I had any advertisemen [...]

Even though you may have the best intentions when creating a website, no one else knows that. Some effort will have to be put into convincing your readers that you are trustworthy. The internet is stuffed full of people trying to make quick money by lying, cheating or stealing: you’ll need to prove you’re not one of these people.
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How many articles should you be writing for a successful blog or website? Here’s one common suggestion:
You should be writing 10 posts a week, otherwise you’re not committed.
Hopefully you’re laughing. Let’s take this a bit more seriously now. If you’re like me you:
Have a full-time job
Have other responsibilit [...]

I’ll tell you there seems to be a general consensus on this but I think the real answer goes beyond a number.
Generally, I hear 250 words as the minimum for a good post length. Sometimes I hear 400 words suggested but more often it is 250. Many argue that longer posts could be broken down into multiple posts of around this length. Some [...]

When I first started my original blog, I didn’t care less about the presentation of my content. This article outlines some of things I’ve learned by making mistakes…mostly assuming that people only care about what I had to say, not how I presented it. Let me say that I now believe that presentation is as important as what yo [...]

Keeping track of all your passwords can get a bit crazy when you start signing up for different services to manage your website or blog. Many of us struggle to maintain our personal passwords let alone a list of additional accounts for something else!
First, you want to keep your passwords complex and you don’t want them to all be the [...]

Budgeting
If you are starting a new website then early on budgeting requirements should be quite small. Even later on, when you compare online marketing to other business areas the return on investment tends to be extremely high. For example, if I invest $100 into my website each month but make $3000 then I’m getting $30 back for every [...]

In many ways someone running a blog is like being an entrepreneur. Sure, we may not make money right away and the amount of money we have to invest is very small compared to the average entrepreneur but there are still many similarities. Once your site is successful, it’s hard to deny.
The Jack-of-All-Trades
The biggest similarity that [...]

This post is Part 2 of the steps I take when configuring a new WordPress blog. See Part 1 for more details on changes I make or see my post on Setting Up WordPress for my guide on configuring WordPress from scratch.
Redirecting to One Version of Your Site
Again we venture a bit into SEO configuration. It may seem odd, but search engines like [...]

Note: These are intended as optional steps to be taken after the steps described in my article on setting up WordPress.
All of these suggestions are 100% optional and presented in no particular order. Everyone has a different approach when setting up their blog; these happen to be the steps I always take.
Changing Permalink Structure
The per [...]

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My name is Brad and I have had great success making money online. I use this site to offer advice based on my success to assist others. I have built my success around putting an emphasis on being honest and making an effort to bring new value to the internet and encourage others to do the same.